The goal of this article is to provide a thorough introduction to the state of the art in magnetic
methods for remote-manipulation and wireless-actuation tasks in robotics. The article …

Precision motion systems are the core of a wide range of manufacturing equipment and
scientific instruments, and their motion performance directly determines the quality and …

As a typical contact-free manipulation technique that removes friction and contamination
risk, levitation has gradually become a preferred candidate for various applications …

Microassembly platforms have attracted significant attention recently because of their
potential for develo** microsystems and devices for a wide range of applications. Despite …

In this article, we demonstrate diamagnetically levitated milli-robots performing 3D
heterogeneous micro-assembly of silicon micro-machined parts and polymer microspheres …

Researchers seek methods to levitate matter for a wide variety of purposes, ranging from
exploring fundamental problems in science through to develo** new sensors and …

Swarms of micro-and milli-sized robots have the potential to advance biological micro-
manipulation, micro-assembly and manufacturing, and provide an ideal platform for studying …

Microbiological environments are a clear application area for microscale robotics, but
targeted delivery of biochemical cues to particular cells or tissues remains a significant …

In this paper, we present recent research results aimed at creating mobile microrobotic
agents powered by light energy. The SolarPede is a second-generation, cm-scale micro …

Electromagnetic actuators based on passively levitating planar magnetic platforms driven by
co-planar current-carrying coils find widespread use in precision positioning applications …